Upcoming Fundraising and Awareness Events
FMA UK always love to hear about the different events that Support Groups and Individuals take part in to raise funds and awareness of fibromyalgia. This is just a few that are taking place in the coming months.
The SGFMSG (Stevenage) Group are hosting a fundraising table at their local Poplars Community Forum's, Community Awareness Fun Day on 27th July - where they will have an information table with leaflets to raise awareness. They also hope to have a bric brac table which members will share and assist each other to man for an hour each.
Aberdeen Group to take part in Celebrate Aberdeen Parade
On Saturday 8th June Fibro group members and supporters will take to Aberdeen’s main street along with various other charities and community groups. This is the Group's most challenging awareness event of the year, but it is a great way to spread the word.
The Group has told us:
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our group members, friends and family who support us in this event as we could not do it without you. We would also like to thank our sponsor Urquhart Partnership and the event organisers, Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations (ACVO).
Our other big awareness event coming up is Insight Aberdeen, Aberdeen’s Volunteering Fayre, on Saturday 20th July at the Music Hall in Aberdeen. Around fifty Third Sector Organisations get together to promote the valuable work which they carry out and provide information about volunteering opportunities. In previous experience we have found this is also a great way to raise awareness as there is a variety of people passing through from sufferers to medical professionals.
Maidenhead Awareness Day Event
Maidenhead Fibromyalgia Support Group held an Awareness Day event in their local shopping mall, 
and Judy Simpson (Chairperson) sent us the following report and pictures.
We were all so pleased that I had secured a place inside the Nicholsons Shopping Mall in Maidenhead – outside Tescos, so lots of traffic – as the day was windy and wet outside and we would not have been able to attract so many people, who were interested in fibromyalgia, and were happy to spare some time to chat and find out about our support group.
British London 10K Run 2013
The British London 10k run is scheduled to take place on Sunday 14th July using much of the course for the Olympic marathons through central London.
FMA UK has places available in this prestigious event, giving an exciting opportunity to raise awareness of fibromyalgia as well as raising funds through sponsorship.
In 2011 I (Pam Stewart) decided to give this a go. I had never done any long distance running before so didn’t commit to this until I knew I could manage it. I downloaded a training programme which worked really well. www.therunningbug.co.uk. I surprised myself and increased my fitness considerably.
I now enjoy jogging (I wouldn’t call my speed running) and joined parkrun to do 5k each Saturday morning. I actually managed a half marathon last year.
As you can see from the photograph there were many people walking the route especially towards the end and the only stipulation is that you aim to complete the 10k in 2 hours.
Cory & Owen walk for FMA UK on Awareness Day
After watching their mum Sarah suffer from fibromyalgia, Cory and Owen decided that they wanted to do something to help, so on 11th May they did a sponsored walk to raise funds and awareness of fibromyalgia.
Sarah told us:
After suffering from fibromyalgia for 2 1/2 years but only just being diagnosed I felt that I needed to do something positive and the main things I have found is awareness is so important to all including medical professionals. I was lucky to have a good doctor but I know people who struggle to get a diagnosis as there is no simple test to have done. People, including myself think there are going mad and feel like they are falling apart with no explanation of why they feel like they do. Then trying to explain to people what is wrong with you is very hard especially when the fibro fog sets in. Also with no cure and no real answers to why, it certainly feels like a life sentence.
Donation to FMA UK in lieu of Birthday Presents
Mr Ray Brooks, whose daughter Andrea is a member of the Bridgwater & District Fibromyalgia Group & 
Taunton Sub-group, recently celebrated his 80th birthday ... and asked for donations in lieu of birthday presents, which he has kindly donated to FMA UK. Shown here with some of his cards and his Certificate of Thanks from FMA UK - we would like to say thank you to Mr Brooks for the £410 raised and we hope he enjoyed his birthday.
European Medicines Agency - Medication Errors Workshop
We are pleased to inform you that the meeting report of the Medication errors workshop held at the EMA on 28 February – 1 March 2013 has now been published on the EMA website. Please see the link below: http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/
Read more: European Medicines Agency - Medication Errors Workshop
More Articles...
- Getting to Grips with Fibromyalgia by Kate Dawson
- Study: How you cope with Fibromyalgia
- Psychological factors in fibromyalgia
- International Awareness Day - Sunday 12 May 2013
- Gerry and Jean Crossley
- Natalies - Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
- The Story Tellers Story ( one person’s journey with Fibromylagia)
- Media Request for Mums with Fibromyalgia
- FMA UK at BSR 2013
- Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Consortium AGM
- May is Fibro Friendship Group (Staines) 1st Year’s Anniversary
- Dr Kevin White talks in London and Cheltenham
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